Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-06-30
debated by The committee, and hoped that
c)unsel would be Tepred. This was agreed
10, and the counsel fled out.
DISAPPOINTMENT ASKED.


10, and the counsel fled out.
ros1PoSEMEST ASKED.
After the counsel left Mr. Page again
called for action on bis resolution.
Mr. Davis wantd to postpone the ease
until the night week.
Mr.. Parrish thought It unfair to the
CHIEF to take action CT; the resolution when
The chief witness for The prosecution had
been prevented from coming.
MIR. Page sincerely hoped the ease would
not be postponed. He though, all the facts
that could be gotten had been brought out /;
end he did not think the charges had been
substantiated.
Mr.. Crump did not believe anything
would be gained by delay.
hr. KAUFMAN said thai trying a man in
committee and in trying him by counsel
was ga horse OF another color" He saw
What sn error had been made In requiring
the Chief TO fufbish specifications. for the
chief bad only brought In four specifca.
iions when he bad other charges be wished
to make. lie did not think that the charges
specified had been thoroughly sus-
tanned, but he did not think any
lustre would he added to the judgment
OF the committee bv procrastlnation. The
trial seemed a farce TO him-one half like
Police-Court trial and one half Ike CON-
mittee trial-and be was thoroughly dis
eusted. As a servant OF the eople he was
willing 10 do his duty, but the pay OF
councilman was not sufficient to make him
anxious to stay up until or 4 O'Clock 10
the morning.
Mr.. Murphy moved as substitute for
Mr.. Pages motion that Captain Snead be
expelled.
Mr.. Meredith said that before that mo.
ton was put be desired to again remark
what be bad said before-that he was OF
opinion that the Mayor was the proper
officer to remove.
Mr.. Murphy SAID he was not willing In
this instance TO fake the City Attorneys
advice. An ordinance existed which was
different from The City Attorneys opinion,
time rs any TO te7t il. lie hoped that Cap
tain Snead would be dropped from the
rolls.
A vote was taken and Mr.. Murphy's mo-
ton was defeated, he only voting Are"
Mr.. Pages resolution dismissng the
charges against Captain Snead was adopted
by the following vote:
AYEs.-Meesrs. kaufman. Crump, Parrish,
Lange, Page. and Days-G.
NO.-hr. Murphy.
Captain Sncad was then brought in and
sdmonished by Mr.. kaufman.
Mr.. MyER EXPELLED.
The continued case OF MIR. w. +. Mver,
runner Of No. steamer, charged with
using proiane language in front OF the en-
gine-bouse and di,Orderly conduct, was ex-
PEELED from the department by the follow.
ing vote:
AYEs.-Messrs. Parrish, Murphy. Lange, and
Kaufman-4.
NoEs.-Messrs. Page, Crump, and Davis
ADMONIsHED.
Firemen John Miller, W. o. Burley, r.
J.. Gilman, G. II. Gardewin, Charles ii.
WhitlOck, and Charles :. Goode, who had
previously been before The committee on
yarious charges, were brought before the
committee and admonisbed.
APPOINTMENT.
The committee appointed T.. II. Dull
helper OF steamer No. IL place Of Gilman,
removed.
Mr.. John j. Moore was appointed hose.
man OF Steamer No. 3 in place OF 81. W.
Gayle, removed; Thomas A. Reddin hose.
n. N Of Ste9mer No. = IN place OF Moses
Hirshbers, RESIGNED; William Stansbury
lnd Henry 1hOmes he Temen OF No. 3 rice
Blunt and MyeT, removed.